David Benyamine shoved on the button over a Schuyler Thornton raise to 5,200 in the cutoff, and Thornton called for about 32,000.
Thornton:
Benyamine:
Benyamine shook his head when he was called but had to be happy to be drawing to two live cards. The board ran out though, and Benyamine went unpaired and busto.
The third installment of the $10,000 buy-in Dealers Choice Championship saw 102 players take to the felt to create a $958,800 prize pool that will pay the top 18 players a guaranteed $14,783 payday as the final table payouts are as follows:
Jesse Martin had just about 4,000 left after getting most of his stack in before the first draw against Chris Klodnicki and Lyle Berman, who were acting before him. Klodnicki drew three, Berman two and Martin two. Martin got the last of it in after the draw and was called in both spots. Klodnicki again took three, Berman just one and Martin two. This time, Klodnicki mucked when Berman bet to leave it heads up.
Berman was pat but Martin still drawing one. Berman announced a nine-nine and showed .
"I got it," Martin said after seeing his card, fanning for a seven-seven.
At other tables, Mike Noori and Mike Wattel busted.
to chop with Crain's 
.
to keep his low draw alive, but when he paired with the 
, he was eliminated from the tournament late here on Day 1.
though, and Benyamine went unpaired and busto.
and the small blind checked to Vitch who bet 3,000. Negreanu bumped it up to 6,000 and the small blind folded before Vitch called.
